Iole Damaskinos

The “good picture” of all Covid indicators over the last few days opens the possibility of targeted relaxations of restrictive measures, pulmonologist Haris Armeftis said on Monday. Speaking to CyBC ...

Inpatient care is being put at risk because of the “ongoing severe understaffing” at Larnaca general hospital’s A&E department, government doctors union Pasyki said on Monday. In ...

Vaccination coverage with the third booster is low, deputy director of nursing services Evagoras Tambouris said on Monday. The number of those over 18 who have received the third shot is ...

A fight broke out in Nicosia on Sunday night resulting in injuries and the arrest of a 53-year-old man. According to the police, they were called to the scene around 9...

The journalists’ union (ESK) has demanded that investigations of sexual harassment in media spaces be prompt and thorough. In a statement, the PSC called for a speedy investigation into the ...

Primary school and kindergarten teachers held a one-hour work stoppage on Monday morning, with union Poed giving authorities 15 days to work out satisfactory solutions to problems faced due to ongoing ...

A police officer on duty has identified as his own the watch worn by a suspect under arrest for cannabis possession. The watch had been taken from his home last ...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested to facilitate the investigation of two cases of burglary, at a shop and a jeweller’s last October and November in Famagusta. He is ...

The collapse on Tuesday of a traditional two-story mud-brick house in Aradippou in which six people lived prompted the municipality to announce a raft of measures. The fire services said ...

According to the spokesman and head of the Paphos TAE, Michalis Nikolaou, a 24-year-old and a 32-year-old, intending to fly to France, were stopped at Paphos airport on Monday. Suspicions ...

The ministry of defense is launching a new platform on Tuesday so those who complete or have completed 16 years of age within the current year (born in 2006), can submit their ...

An establishment owner was fined €8000 for working instead of self-isolating. Two additional fines were issued to establishments for non-possession of SafePasses, while a third fine was issued to an establishment ...

A two-story building caught on fire in Ayia Napa Sunday night with the owner requiring first-aid. The fire was extinguished by the owner prior to the arrival of the fire ...

Those who have had coronavirus will only be able to use their recovery certificate for SafePass purposes for 90 days as of Monday, whereas it was previously valid for 180 days. The ...

Coronavirus measures in schools will be evaluated during a meeting on Monday afternoon with the ministers of health and education. Educational organisations, parents’ confederations and other stakeholders are due to ...

Two hunters were fined €500 and €150 for illegal transportation of an assembled firearm on Sunday in the Ayios Nikolaos community of Paphos. According to the Paphos police, two vehicles were stopped ...

Twenty individuals and 16 establishments were fined in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday as a total of 2,152 checks were carried out around the island to check for violations ...

New data suggest that the Omicron variant is dominant among new infections, the ministry of health has said. Infection sequencing data from January 1 showed that out of 192 samples 165 (86 per cent) ...

The National Unity Party (UBP) received the most votes during early ‘parliamentary’ elections held in the north on Sunday, with its leader saying he was ready to form a coalition ‘...

Teachers complained on Monday they were exhausted with all the changing measures they have to adapt to over coronavirus as the test-to-stay measures started in schools. The system began on ...

Three people were arrested as a police operation until midnight on Sunday continued ongoing checks of the Chlorakas community. The latest coordinated police operation, which included airport security forces, took ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday over a case of illegal possession, dissemination and offering access to child pornography. Police said the investigation began following information received from ...